Gil went inside. He passed the kitchen table, where his cheesecake sat untouched. He walked up the stairs, the same stairs where Austin would ambush Walker when he came home from school, peppering him with foam darts from a toy gun. The door to Austin’s room was open.

Michelle Trenum heard her husband scream.

Solemnly, we add this chilling tale to the growinglist of must-reads that chronicle the effects of concussions. Thanks to Jonathan Dunn for directing us to it.

Good Morning, Broncos fans! Peytonpalooza, the series of events formerly known around these parts as Broncos training camp, kicks off today at Dove Valley. Prepare yourselves for the forthcoming onslaught of Peyton Porn of this variety from NFL Network (He's HERE!). Later today, the "He THREW!" episode will air, to be followed by "He threw IN PADS" on Saturday.

In a couple of weeks, there will be the four-hour pregame show for his preseason debut in Chicago, along with the "He took his FIRST HIT as a Bronco!" segment that will loop endlessly on Sportscenter, with "He GOT UP and threw again!" shortly thereafter, we can only hope.

According to head coach John Fox (video), the Broncos won’t be giving many first-string reps to longtime starting linebacker D.J. Williams.

Williams, entering his ninth season with the team, will be serving a six-game suspension for ‘non-human urine’ in a required urinalysis, and who may also be dealing with the legal aftermath of a DUI. The first attempt at trying the November, 2010 DUI incident ended in a mistrial over the selection of jurors in May. The case will be retried in August.

On the day players are reporting to Dove Valley for conditioning tests in advance of tomorrow's first training camp practice, the Broncos have already waived two undrafted rookies due to injuries.

The MAC record holder for career receptions, wideout Eric Page had been expected to compete for a roster spot as a punt returner. But according to Mike Klis, Page suffered a torn ACL recently, while former Texas A&M corner Coryell Judie reportedly has a disc problem in his back.

Picking up from where we left off on Monday, let's take a closer look at the play of Eric Decker.

I found a good article by Matt Waldman about Decker from last July, in which he compares the wideout's skill set with that of teammate and fellow 2009 draftee Demaryius Thomas, along with a highlight film breakdown of the strengths of Decker’s game. I liked it, even though it's from a year ago, when people still had some understandable concerns about Thomas’s Achilles injury and his overall health.

I don’t see much value in comparing the two to each other, beyond the sheer fun of perhaps passing an afternoon at a sunny table in the bar area of your friendly local brewpub, while sampling the offerings of the season. Much like those beers themselves, Decker and Thomas each have strengths and weaknesses. Broncos fans have yet to see both of them healthy and receiving passes from a top NFL quarterback.

Good Morning, Broncos fans! During the team's annual shareholder meeting, Packers team president Mark Murphy offered some revealing comments regarding the possibility of an 18-game season:

Now, to be honest with you, I couldn't support a move to 18. I just think with all the focus on the player health and safety, it would be really hard to do that. . . . I would be in support of a move to two (preseason games) and 16. Reduce the number of preseason games.

We've talked about at the league level that it wasn't that long ago boxing was one of the most popular sports in America. And I think people just got turned off by the violence and the impact that it had on boxers. My concern in the long term is that parents look at the game and say, 'It's too violent, there's too many risks involved. I don't want my son playing the game.'

According to Mike Freeman, Murphy is far from alone in backing off a push for an 18-game schedule, and he hears this retreat has come in response to the lawsuits filed against the league by so many ex-players. Freeman says that not only the sheer volume of names, but also the prominence of them, has had a profound effect on the owners' outlook.

Mind you, Peter King does not fly out of LGA's Gate C14 or worse, D10.

This is, after all, Mr. Starcock Elite Voyager we're talking about here. Mr. Starcock Elite Voyager only uses Gate 1, he'll have you know it, and don't bother trying to tell him the flight he's on usually departs from Gate B7 in a different terminal.

But aside from that obnxiousness, you should know that the NFL season begins right now.

A day before players are due to report for training camp at Dove Valley, John Elway announced via Twitter that the Broncos have agreed to terms with rookies Brock Osweiler and Ronnie Hillman.

Denver drafted Osweiler 57th overall out of Arizona State to be groomed as the QB-in-waiting behind Peyton Manning. Hillman was selected ten picks later out of San Diego State, and it is hoped he will challenge Willis McGahee for playing time, and he may help usher Knowshon Moreno out of town after three disappointing seasons.

Once Osweiler and Hillman's deals are finalized, the Broncos will have all of their players under contract, and they are reportedly negotiating with left tackle Ryan Clady on a long-term deal.

SDUT UTSD columnist Don Norcross thinks Denver's schedule will be too much for the Broncos to handle, even with Peyton Manning at the helm:

But at 36, Manning hasn’t played in more than a year. He’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new teammates. Word from the Rockies is that’s he’s still not throwing with full velocity. Gotta be a rust factor there. And check out the Broncos’ schedule. It’s brutal. Road games include Falcons, Patriots and Ravens. Me, I think the Chargers’ toughest rival in the AFC West will be the Kansas City Chiefs. With RB Jamaal Charles, S Eric Berry and TE Tony Moeaki back after missing virtually all of 2011 with injuries, the Chiefs essentially get three first additional round draft picks this season. KC will be a tough out. Tougher than Denver.

Norcross might be right. On paper, Kansas City can make the case they're the toughest team in the AFC West.

Good Morning, Broncos fans! With teams set to enter camp this week and sort out their depth charts, the Panthers swung a pair of trades yesterday which amounted in essence to a three-way deal.

They first acquired WR Louis Murphy from Oakland for an undisclosed conditional draft choice - it's expected to be a seventh-rounder. This was the second trade of the offseason between the two teams; back in March, the Raiders had sent lineman Bruce Campbell to the Panthers in return for RB Mike Goodson. Oakland drafted Murphy in the fourth round of the 2009 Draft; he posted 90 receptions for 1,371 yards and six touchdowns in three seasons with the team.

Later in the day, Carolina got a conditional seventh-rounder back from the Jets in exchange for the injury-prone tackle Jeff Otah. Otah had been a first-round pick in 2008 by Carolina, who moved up to take him just seven spots after Denver drafted Ryan Clady. A strong rookie season had plenty of folks saying he would join top overall pick Jake Long and Clady as elite ten-year tackles, but Otah would finish each of the next three seasons on IR, playing just 29 games in four NFL seasons.